Ram Madhav

The People vs Democracy

Ram Madhav, June 30, 2020

Yascha Mounk’s book The People vs. Democracy is informative, but unconvincing. His arguments that present day democracies are posing a danger to the freedoms of the people sound hollow when examined carefully. Yascha’s arguments don’t sound logical also for the reason that he doesn’t hide his antipathy for nationalism and of course his dislike, bordering […]

Waking up to China’s Menacing Communist Sphere of Influence

Ram Madhav, June 29, 2020

Time to recognise and ward off CPC’s many tentacles  Keywords: Communism | Cold War | Sphere of influence | McCarthyism | Eisenhower Doctrine | Communist Party of China | Xi Jinping Thought | Indian Politics Recently, the White House National Security Advisor, Robert C O’Brien was in Phoenix, Arizona to address a meeting hosted by the Governor, […]

When democracy was shackled

Ram Madhav, June 25, 2020

The “freedom” that the anarchists and their left-liberal cohorts enjoy in the country’s media and public life today is because we have leaders in the government who fought for that very freedom and are committed to liberal democratic values, not just as a matter of compulsion but as an article of faith American novelist David […]

India and South Asia: Exploring Regional Cooperation

Ram Madhav, June 22, 2020

Text of Shri Ram Madhav’s address at the Virtual Horasis India Meet on June 22, 2020 Namaskar and good evening. It is a pleasure to be back at the Horasis once again. We are in the midst of a deadly pandemic. I hope and pray that all of you are safe and the countries and […]

Economic Times | Galwan incident will impact China negatively

Ram Madhav, June 22, 2020

Galwan is very unfortunate. But India will continue to engage with Chinadiplomatically and militarily, says BJP general secretary Ram Madhav in an interaction with Vasudha Venugopal. Excerpts  On Sino-Indian Relationship We attempted cordial relationship with China, after the initial troubles in 2014 in Chumar. But we had Doklam in 2017, which too we sorted out. But the recent Galwan incident where […]

India Must Reduce Imports, Specifically From China: BJP’s Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav, June 18, 2020

The BJP leader further said that if people want to “boycott Chinese products” then their sentiments are to be respected. New Delhi: BJP leader Ram Madhav on Thursday asserted that India should reduce imports from other countries but specifically from China. He emphasised that India has the potential to manufacture chemicals, mobile phone parts and […]

Peace and Sustainability through Yoga

Ram Madhav, June 18, 2020

Following is the text of Shri Ram Madhav’s Address at the Inaugural Session of 3-Day Online Global Yoga Festival hosted by India Foundation’s Center for Soft Power and Ritambhara Foundation on June 18, 2020 Namaskar, This yogic posture of bringing our palms together to say Namaste – meaning ‘my salutations to the Inner You’ is […]

Facing the incursion

Ram Madhav, June 18, 2020

China has changed its tactics, not goals. India needs to demonstrate strong national power Engagement at this scale between the armies of India and China has taken place after more than five decades. The last time the two sides engaged in a violent clash was in 1967 in north Sikkim. The Chinese had objected to the erection […]